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Architecture, Building & Planning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 132 Architecture, Building & Planning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE) is the largest school at the University of Salford. More than 250 postgraduate researchers (PGRs) study with us. We offer full and part-time PhD programmes as well as split-site and distance learning ones. Our innovative MPhil programme is designed to transition students from the guided module-structure towards independent learning and researching and our MSc by Research students are supported acquiring the skills needed for a successful transition towards further research or into a workplace of their choosing.

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Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Make your mark at the leading edge of science and engineering research. At the University of Southampton’s Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, we’re studying stars as they explode, inscribing the human genome into crystals, shaping the future of human interaction with AI, helping build brighter liveable cities, and using chemistry for sustainable manufacturing. We’re looking for innovators, critical thinkers and curious minds to join us in driving new discoveries, with real opportunities for impact through our links with industry and governments and our enterprise initiatives. In return you’ll benefit from multi-million-pound research facilities, the expertise of leading specialists and a supportive, inclusive research community.

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Synergies between thermal and optical properties of the Urban Green Infrastructure - urban surfaces system

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
The combined effects of urbanization and global warming intensify urban overheating and increase both the frequency and severity of climate change–driven extreme heat events with detrimental consequences to public health and infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C.H. Halios
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions in the Built Environment and Infrastructure Challenges

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how we plan, deliver, and operate the built environment. The key question is no longer whether AI will play a role, but how it can be applied responsibly to improve performance, safety, and value. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Kabiri Renani
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Rethinking Cooling in the Built Environment for a Warming World

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
Project Overview. As global temperatures rise, the need to keep buildings cool is becoming one of the fastest growing energy challenges of our time. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Speculative space: Architectural imaginaries and utopian practice through science fiction

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
This research project looks at how the representation of architecture and built environments in sf might be used to inform and enact spatial alternatives within the present. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Brookes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Decommissioning Cultures and Communities: understanding culture change from operation to decommissioning in a large nuclear facility (NDA funded) PhD Human Geography

University of Exeter
Department of Geography
The University of Exeter’s Department of Geography is inviting applications for a PhD bursary funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency to commence on… Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Dawney
 24 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Population-Based Indirect Damage Detection System for Railway Bridges

University of Surrey
School of Engineering
  Research Group: Centre for Infrastructure Systems Engineering and Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI
The UK’s railway bridge asset stock represents over 80% well-aged (>50 years) infrastructure, often carrying loads beyond their original design capacity, hence in urgent need of a reliable real-time damage identification system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Hajializadeh, Dr S Atito, Dr D Bompa
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhDs in The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research

Sheffield Hallam University
Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
Our research focuses on issues of social and economic disadvantage as experienced by places and people. We invite applications for research study in any of our research strengths, which include. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Geopolymer reinforced concrete structural elements

University of Bradford
Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies
Geopolymers are an alkali-activated amorphous aluminosilicious cementitious material. Common aluminosilicate material used for producing geopolymers is fly ash and slag, both industrial by products. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Ashour
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Research Opportunities in Architecture

Northumbria University
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Architecture and Interior Architecture at Northumbria University is recognised for its research excellence. In the most recent Research Assessment Framework (2021), the School of Architecture and Built Environment was ranked 11th in the UK, with over 75% of its outputs considered world leading or internationally excellent. . Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Research Opportunities in Built Environment

Northumbria University
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Built Environment at Northumbria University is recognised for its research excellence. In the most recent Research Assessment Framework (2021), the School of Architecture and Built Environment was ranked 11th in the UK, with over 75% of its outputs considered world leading or internationally excellent. . Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2026). Research Project: Green–Grey–Blue Infrastructure Resilience Assessment Framework for Urban Flood Mitigation in the Klang River Basin

Monash University Malaysia
Engineering and Information Technology
This research aims to develop an integrated Urban Flood Resilience Analysis (UFLRA) framework—originally designed to assess coupled green–grey–blue infrastructure systems—for enhancing urban flood resilience along the Klang River. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Chow Ming Fai
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Optimising site transport deliveries: Modern Methods of Construction (Ref: MMC4-Delivery)

Loughborough University
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Applications of Industrialised Construction (IC) involve producing prefabricated elements in factories, transporting such elements to prepared sites, and assembling these in suitable forms for a safe and operational end product. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Saad
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Integration of Circular Economy Principles into Industrialised Construction: A Design Typology for Reusable Infrastructure (Ref: MMC3-Circularity)

Loughborough University
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Political attention and concerns are growing around the decreasing resources and the low tendency to reuse, repair, refurbish, recycle, or recover existing infrastructure in the United Kingdom. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Saad
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Architecture of Flexibility in the UK: Towards Broader Customisation in Industrialised Construction (Ref: MMC2-Flexibility)

Loughborough University
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
One of the core benefits of Industrialised Construction (IC) is the repetitive standardised advantage gained, allowing broader efficiency, quality, and an inheritable learning process across different projects. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Saad
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Digitalisation towards Safety in Construction: The Facilitating Role of Industrialised Construction (Ref: MMC1-Safety)

Loughborough University
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
This PhD project lies at the intersection of three topics. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), digital technologies and industrialised construction. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Saad
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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